you'll probably want to look into a mixer. first off you need to connect your keyboard to your mpc with MIDI cables.
mpc midi in -> keyboard midi out
keyboard midi in -> mpc midi out
i have the stereo outs from my mpc going into my mixer. also my keyboard outs are going into my mixer. then from the out on your mixer, go into the input on your computer.
thats how i have it setup. but someone probably could go deeper for you
By Smoove03
Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:41 pm
By WAVES
Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:01 pm
that part is down pat. i jus wanna do it on a computer. i do it from my room
By ieism
Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:34 pm
You'll need a decent soundcard, and some monitors.
If you're recording stereo-out from your mpc and just one keyboard, a soundcard with 4 analogue inputs is enough.
If you have the 8-outputs on your 2000, you might want to cop a card with 8 or more inputs.
Depending on the soundquality and the number of inputs, you're looking at $200 to $1200 for a good soundcard.
What software to use depends on your computer. Just to figure out the basics of recording, mixing and mastering you can use programs that are cheap or even free.
If you're using a pc i suggest you try out some demo's of software. A lot of cats here use Cool Edit or Wavelab for basic recording and cutting samples. For mixing down tracks look into: Cubase sx, Nuendo, Cakewalk Sonar, Fruityloops or Ableton Live.
I started out with N-track, cause it was cheap. They also have a lot of usefull links at their site:
http://www.ntrack.com/
If you're recording stereo-out from your mpc and just one keyboard, a soundcard with 4 analogue inputs is enough.
If you have the 8-outputs on your 2000, you might want to cop a card with 8 or more inputs.
Depending on the soundquality and the number of inputs, you're looking at $200 to $1200 for a good soundcard.
What software to use depends on your computer. Just to figure out the basics of recording, mixing and mastering you can use programs that are cheap or even free.
If you're using a pc i suggest you try out some demo's of software. A lot of cats here use Cool Edit or Wavelab for basic recording and cutting samples. For mixing down tracks look into: Cubase sx, Nuendo, Cakewalk Sonar, Fruityloops or Ableton Live.
I started out with N-track, cause it was cheap. They also have a lot of usefull links at their site:
http://www.ntrack.com/